If the Web is Strong

If the web is strong

the storms that come

will do no damage to the land

The rain will slap

against the earth’s soft blanket

while underneath

the tiny bugs will thrive

in humid comfort

And wind will lash

the shaggy trees

and they will give, in grace,

And underneath,

for all the smaller living things,

they’ll hold the quiet

If the web is strong,

the energy

will pass from hand to hand

and be absorbed

and add its eager strength

into the earth.

©Wendy Mulhern

March 21, 2014